This chapter shall be known as the "Land Use
Ordinance of the Township of Rochelle Park."
A.
It is the purpose of the Township in adopting this
chapter to exercise to the fullest the powers granted to the Township
by the State of New Jersey to manage land use through zoning, subdivision
and site plan control and through the police power generally. It is
the further purpose of the Township in adopting this chapter to organize
and codify all such powers of land use management into one comprehensive
cohesive system in order to facilitate the administration of land
use procedure, while providing maximum protection of the public health,
safety and general welfare in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A.
40:55D-2 et seq.
B.
It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to:
(1)
Encourage action to guide the appropriate use or development
of all lands in the Township of Rochelle Park in a manner which will
promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare.
(2)
Secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other natural
and man-made disasters.
(3)
Provide adequate light, air and open space.
(4)
Ensure that the development of the Township of Rochelle
Park does not conflict with the development and general welfare of
neighboring municipalities.
(5)
Promote the establishment of appropriate population
densities and concentrations that will contribute to the well-being
of persons, neighborhoods and the entire municipality as well as the
preservation of the environment.
(6)
Encourage the appropriate and efficient expenditure
of public funds by the coordination of public development with land
use policies.
(7)
Provide sufficient space in appropriate locations
for a variety of residential, recreational, commercial and industrial
uses and open space, both public and private, according to their respective
environmental requirements.
(8)
Encourage the location and design of transportation
routes which will promote the free flow of traffic while discouraging
location of such facilities and routes which will result in congestion
or blight.
(9)
Promote a desirable visual environment through creative
development techniques and good civic design and arrangements.
(10)
Promote the conservation of open space and valuable
natural resources and to prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the
environment through improper use of land.
(11)
Establish orderly and uniform procedures relating
to land use and development regulation.
(12)
Generally achieve and advance the various purposes
of the Municipal Land Use Law (c. 291, P.L. 1975), as set forth in
the statement of purposes of said law in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-2.
It is not intended by this chapter to repeal,
abrogate, annul or in any way impair or interfere with existing provisions
of other laws or ordinances, except those specifically or impliedly
repealed by this chapter or any private restrictions placed upon property
by covenant, deed or other private agreement unless repugnant hereto.
Whenever this chapter imposes a greater restriction upon, including
but not limited to the use of buildings or premises or upon the height
of buildings or lot coverage or requires greater lot area or longer
yards or other open spaces than are imposed or required by such rules,
regulations or permits or by such private restrictions, the provisions
of this chapter shall control.
